A second phase of the line, which will require another law, will extend it to Manchester and to Leeds.

But critics of the scheme asked MPs to vote down the plan.

Craig Tracey has made a stand in Parliament to try to stop the HS2 scheme, saying it will “devastate” communities.

David Cameron with North Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey.

He submitted a motion to stop the proposals outright, while also calling for measures to limit the impact on Kingsbury, in his constituency.

The MP said: “HS2 will devastate our communities in North Warwickshire. The proposals have a railhead planned near Kingsbury and there is the ‘Y’ junction meaning both phase one and two impacts on North Warwickshire.

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant (Con) also submitted a motion which rejects the plans. He pointed out that the high speed line is no longer planned to connect directly to the Channel Tunnel, so there will be no direct trains from Birmingham to France as originally promised.

But Mr Fabricant admitted: “Unless Labour and the SNP can be persuaded to vote against the Government along with Conservative rebels like me on Third Reading and inflict a defeat as they did on Sunday Trading, this legislation will pass by the end of the month.

And a third amendment also rejecting HS2 has been tabled by Sir Bill Cash (Con), MP for Stone in Staffordshire.

It highlights concern about compensation, saying: “The Government has not yet adequately addressed the shortcomings of the discretionary compensation schemes being offered in relation to HS2 Phases One and Two.”

Speaking in the House of Commons, Transport Minister Robert Goodwill revealed the HS2 high speed rail link will be run by the state to prove it works before being passed to the private sector.

But he said the long-term future of the link between London, the Midlands and the North was as a privately-run franchise.

He rejected a Labour amendment to High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill which would give the Government the option of retaining state control over HS2, stressing ministers already have those powers.